Your Location- country, state (different areas/climates have different problems)ANSWER: blue mountains new australia

What is wrong? What symptoms have you noted? - As much detail as possible please.ANSWER: she started with a limp. I checked leg and she had a lu.p on the top of her foot about the diameter of a 5c piece. Lump was pink and some small scabs on it. 2 days later she couldn't walk or get up at all. Took to get. She's now on day 3 of antibiotics (amoxyl and clav acid) and had electrolytes syringe fed for 2 days. No improvement. Still eating if directly in front of her.

What are you feeding? - Please list everything you're feeding to your birds, including type of basic feed, free ranging, scraps, extras, etc. If possible give approximate percentages.ANSWER: grower crumble with a small amount of free range scratch and a few mealworms each day. Occasionally scraps e.g. spinach or watermelon.

Describe your usual worming routine and products. [If none, say so and skip the next 3 worming questions.] Do you have a cycle that you use eg. every 3 months, or every six months?ANSWER: she was last worked a few weeks ago when I got her off the breeder. Tablet. Didn't ask what it was exactly.

Usually 1 leg is stuck out in front of her. The leg with the injury the toes are curled. I'll get a photo tomorrow and see if there is resistance. Thanks for your reply. The vet has no idea what it is.

If it's Mareks she won't recover.It is contagious but they are most vulnerable as chicks and it generally shows up between 12 weeks and pre lay, although older birds can get it, it's less common so it's not necessarily all bad news.I had a bad run of it when I first started out but with a closed flock mine seem to have acquired a natural resistance - at least to the local strain.You can have birds vaccinated but it has to be done when they hatch and is still not a guarantee (because there are so many strains of the virus).

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